In the 18-19 NBA Finals, the Warriors and raptors competed for dominance, and both sides vowed to win the championship. The Warriors in that game did not have Durant in the game, and there was a certain decline at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends: indiscriminate singles projection on the offensive end, and unlimited change of defense on the defensive end. The Raptors gave the unruly Warriors a headshot as soon as they came up, defeating the Warriors 118-109, and the number one contributor was Siakam: he cut 32 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and played Dream Green without any temper.
So far we have seen the Raptors win that year's championship, not only because they have a superstar like Leonard, but also because of a fast-moving new star like Siakam, who also won the Fastest Improvement Award. Later, after Leonard and other players left the team, the Raptors left him in Toronto with a four-year, $130 million fat contract, and he became the new "King of the North" completely. With Anunoby, VanVleet, Lowry and other team elders, he continued NAB's campaign and tried to bring Meng to the stage of the finals again.
But where the second entrepreneurship will be so easy, Sika is a long way to go, and the teammates around him leave one after another. Due to the fatigue accumulated by the single-core team, in June this year, Siakam underwent surgery on his left shoulder to repair the torn shoulder tissue. Just when the 21-22 regular season is in full swing, the Bulls, Wizards, etc. in the East have taken advantage of the rise, the Raptors have only achieved a record of 4 wins and 3 losses and ranked seventh in the East, relying on the strong play of Anunoby and VanVleet, but when will the star Sika return?
According to TSN Sports reporter Josh Lewenberg, Raptors coach Nick Nas revealed that Siakam still needs a few weeks to come back, which is October 25. But shortly after the report came out, the league sent new news from Sika: the Raptors Development League team Raptors 905 officially announced that Siakam was assigned by the team to the development league. Last season, Siakam played in 56 games for the Raptors, averaging 21.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
When a team lacks a team that can average 20+ points per game, its immediate combat power is inevitable, and the Raptors want to get a piece of the pie in the new season and do everything, they must welcome back a healthy Sika. Today's Sika has been delegated to the development league, which does not mean that he is not strong, but it is getting closer and closer to the day of his return, and the team considered that it is necessary to adapt him to the rhythm and intensity of the NBA' game, so it made such a decision, after all, the development league is weaker in terms of confrontation.
Distributing the star who is in the peak of the ascendancy to the development league is a relatively rare thing in the NBA, and Spurs coach Popovich in the early years also did such a thing: he released the French sports car Parker, who had just returned from injury, to the development league, and it was not long before he was returned to the Spurs to continue playing. Today's Coach Nas seems to be deeply impressed by the true legend of Bobo's grandfather, and he also draws a gourd and sends Sika to develop the league.
Perhaps this is out of strategic considerations, after a false shot, let the opponents paralyzed, and then relax the vigilance of the Raptors, and then the team suddenly rose to the top, which is not impossible. Today's Raptors are no longer the same as it was, the champions have left the team one by one, but Sika, Van Jordan and other people are still loyal to their duties and eager to make a career here; but the Raptors want to return to the Finals, its difficulty is no different from ascending to the sky, but it is still very possible to become a spoiler in the East.